Child and Adult Care Food Program

Administration of Funds

CACFP is administered by Food and Nutrition Service at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. CACFP provides aid to child and adult care institutions and family or group day care homes. For purposes of this report, only the aid for child programs is included. Figure 5 illustrates the path CAFCP funding takes from the administrative source to the entities ultimately receiving funds.xi Funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service are allocated to the Nebraska Department of Education’s Nutrition Services. NDE Nutrition Services distributes these funds directly to family child care homes, child care centers, Head Start programs, and schools (as indicated by the arrowhead-end) as well as distributing them to CACFP sponsors who serve family child care homes and child care centers (as indicated by the circle-end). Families must meet income requirements for their children to qualify for the program. No funds are ever paid to the family.

ADDITIONAL FUNDING DISTRIBUTOR Child